With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark.

New simulation of magnetic turbulence helps scientists study star formation, space weather, and the forces shaping our galaxy ...

A new NASA mission to map the solar wind has returned some of its first images from its position in low Earth orbit. The ...

Ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs decorated with starry paintings indicate that the sky goddess Nut was linked to the Milky ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

Astronomers have developed a computer simulation to explore, in unprecedented detail, magnetism and turbulence in the ...

The peak period to view the Milky Way will be from Tuesday, May 20, to Friday, May 30. "The galaxy's bright core becomes ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive galaxy 153 times larger than the Milky Way. This cosmic giant challenges our ...

The Milky Way, one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena, is our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 light years.

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the ...